BORO were given a sobering lesson in exactly the type of robust and functional football that gets teams promoted from the Championship.
West Ham eased to the clinically efficient routine 2-0 away win that will get them promoted this term without ever being obviously light years ahead of a laboured Boro who weren’t firing on the night. And this is a division where if you not firing you get shot down..
West Ham weren’t world beaters, they weren’t great entertainers, they didn’t bamboozle with finesse, artistry or panache. They were a no great shakes, indeed, at times they looked average. But they were too good for us.
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